TV series

The Secret Agent

2016 · 1 season

A slow, oppressive descent into moral compromise, where every quiet conversation carries the weight of betrayal and dread.

Overview: London, 1886. Unbeknownst to his loyal wife Winnie, Verloc, a Soho store owner, works as a secret agent for a powerful foreign government.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, isolation, morality, conspiracy
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: The Secret Agent

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like The Secret Agent, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
isolation
morality
conspiracy
guilt
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild